5 entitlement reforms in play during the fiscal cliff negotiations

5 entitlement reforms in play during the fiscal cliff negotiations

Congress is once again debating changing entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare. This time, the discussion is being spurred by a combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1, reducing the deficit by $560 billion. But what changes might they actually make? Here are a few ideas which have been discussed inside the Beltway. Raise the Social Security payroll tax cap (Photo source: The White House) To keep Social Security in the ...